Commentary for I Kings 7:9
כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה אֲבָנִ֤ים יְקָרֹת֙ כְּמִדֹּ֣ת גָּזִ֔ית מְגֹרָר֥וֹת בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה מִבַּ֣יִת וּמִח֑וּץ וּמִמַּסָּד֙ עַד־הַטְּפָח֔וֹת וּמִח֖וּץ עַד־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.
Rashi on I Kings
All these [structures] were of heavy stones. All these stones were made heavy.15Alternatively, “precious stones.”—Targum.
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According to the dimensions of standard cut stones. According to the measures of cut stone, [i.e.,] theyhad one [standard] size for cut stone [for buildings] in that country,
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From the foundation to the ceiling. This building in height was made of these cut stones from the foundation until the highest beam.
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From the foundation. [ממסד is] an expression [meaning] foundation [=יסוד].
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The ceiling. The highest beam, as in, “My right hand had spanned [טפחה] the heavens.”16Yehsayahu 48:13.
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And from the outside. On the outside, the entire length of the walls until the great court, were of these stones.
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